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According to local Shiv Sena leaders Marol Chimatpada, Bhandarwada, Mogra Pada, Mafkan Nagar and Hanjar Nagar are some Muslim-dominated areas in Andheri East where citizens voted for Latke.
Shiv Sena's (UBT) nominee Rutuja Ramesh Latke won the Andheri East Assembly by-election with 66,530 votes in favour. Latke and a group of party members called on Thackeray at his residence on Sunday.
Udhhav Thackeray is heading for a predictable win in Mumbai in the first election after a BJP-backed coup led by Eknath Shinde split his Shiv Sena and unseated his government in Maharashtra in June.